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As the US and UK carry out airstrikes in Yemen, neither country has yet to ensure accountability for possible violations of international humanitarian law and likely war crimes they and their partners have committed in the country for years.
Warring parties in Yemen, including Houthi forces, the Yemeni government, and the Saudi and UAE-led coalition, carried out serious international human rights and humanitarian law violations in Yemen in 2023, says Human Rights Watch.
Warring parties in Yemen, including Houthi forces, the Yemeni government, and the Saudi and UAE-led coalition carried out serious international human rights and humanitarian law violations in Yemen during 2023.
The 45-page report, “‘Death is More Merciful Than This Life’: Houthi and Yemeni Government Violations of the Right to Water in Taizz,” found that parties to the conflict in Yemen have significantly exacerbated the area’s water crisis. The Houthis have weaponized water in Taizz by blocking water from flowing into Yemeni government-controlled Taizz city, while Yemeni government-affiliated military forces have previously sold public water supplies to residents for their own profit.
Parties to the conflict in Yemen, the UN, and the international community should prioritize the protection of children in the ongoing peace talks to ensure justice and accountability, 43 organizations, including Human Rights Watch, said today, on International Children’s Day.